Altered Mailbox – A Touch Of Spring

I don’t remember when or how I first discovered Julia’s Stampin Ground blog, but from the moment I first read about her What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday Challenge, I became hooked. Since January, I have been participating in this challenge, and today, I’m delighted to wish Julia and my friends a Happy 1st Anniversary, and unveil the very special project I created in honor of the occasion – a beautiful altered mailbox!

The original mailbox first made an appearance on my second WOYWW post back in January – I purchased it at a Michael’s Dollar Day Sale for a buck or two!

Now, it looks like a treasure you might uncover it a vintage boutique!

When I first purchased this mailbox, I knew I wanted to alter this with “a touch of spring” in mind, so I chose the pretty soft colors scheme and the floral and butterfly embellishments with that in mind.

I incorporated lots of lace along with my favorite image from the Altered Pages Little Lassie Collage Sheet I recently featured to add a nostalgic touch. I love collage so I incorporated that into the mailbox as well.

I am sharing my project with my friends at the following challenge sites:

What a great WOYWWAC and a wonderful tribute to Julia and this project. This lovely mailbox really does look like something you would find in a vintage shop. I know you will treasure it for years to come. Happy WOYWW.

Wow … your mailbox is just beautiful! I'm curious … do you actually put it outside and use it for mail? While I think it would be great to have such a lovely piece of art as a functional mailbox, I'd probably be tempted to use it inside and place all kinds of treasures in it. It's really lovely!

Wow Ramona that's fantastic, beautiful colours and such an appropriate subject for us WOYWWers seperated by miles..Thanks for joining in, it was I have to say, a marvellous day that I wasn't expecting!

Hi Ramona! I'm offering up a freebie red rubber stamp (unmounted) of the OWH logo for the backs of cards for all of you who used "imagine" in your comment yet didn't win – email me your addy if you'd like one!

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